Mayo hiser histoplasma antibodies immunodiffusion at St. Joseph Medical Center

1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1952309098

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$29.43

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$88.85

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$13.79 with Kaiser vs $92.66 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $13.79 ↓ -53%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $13.79 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $13.79 ↓ -53%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $13.93 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $14.20 ↓ -52%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $14.20 ↓ -52%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $14.48 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $14.66 ↓ -50%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $14.76 ↓ -50%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $14.89 ↓ -49%
United Medicare|All Plans $14.89 ↓ -49%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $15.03 ↓ -49%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $15.86 ↓ -46%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $15.86 ↓ -46%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $16.55 ↓ -44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $16.55 ↓ -44%
United Commercial|Navigate $16.55 ↓ -44%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $20.69 ↓ -30%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $20.69 ↓ -30%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $22.67 ↓ -23%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $26.48 ↓ -10%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $27.30 ↓ -7%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $27.58 ↓ -6%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $51.57 ↑ +75%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $60.68 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $63.98 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $66.64 ↑ +126%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $75.98 ↑ +158%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $92.66 ↑ +215%

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Mayo hiser histoplasma antibodies immunodiffusion at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $32.00 $7.37 – $26.16
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $32.00 $7.41 – $27.03
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $28.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $52.80 $12.41 – $64.81
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $114.10 $13.79 – $49.64
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $52.80 $12.41 – $62.74
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $52.80 $12.41 – $64.81
Central Medical Center Seattle $41.60 $10.00 – $10.00

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